Welcome to SMC Automotive

SMC Automotive is an independent supplier of both new & used Land Rover, performance & executive motor vehicles of the highest quality. Based only 10 minutes from Chester and 5 minutes from the M56 motorway we are easily accessible to all major routes nationwide.

Our family run business has been established for many years, with every vehicle being hand-picked from the world's leading manufacturers such as Porsche, Ferrari, Land Rover, Jeep, Abarth, Bentley and Lamborghini. We aim to make your buying experience as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. From the sublime to the ridiculous we can supply it, please ask about our range of Bespoke OVER LAND Defenders. If you don't see what you you're looking for right away, please give us a call and discuss your exact requirements with one of the team. You will be surprised at what can be done with a little imagination and knowhow!

All our vehicles are displayed in our undercover showroom, which is situated 5 minutes from the end of the M56 in Deeside, just outside Chester, Cheshire. Viewing is strictly by prior appointment only, please call to arrange a convenient time & date.

Here at SMC we will be more than happy to help with any queries you may have with purchasing your next vehicle or customising your existing one. For more information about our vehicles and finance options please contact the office on 01244 539760.

Latest News

We always welcome a challenge at SMC and this particular Defender was nothing short of exactly that! Dreamed up by our dealer John Holland Sales, the brief was to create a Ferrari inspired Defender that had design cues from Maranello while still maintaining the Defender's character. …

Spring 2016 sees the announcement and amalgamation of three prestige automotive businesses in Sandycroft. SMC Automotive, a luxury dealer and bespoke vehicle builder has been operating from the new King’s Court site on Prince William Avenue since September 2015 and opening alongside SMC in May…

2016 brings a new era for SMC Automotive as the business continues to grow. Our recent move to Sandycroft just over the North Wales border has opened a number of doors and it gives us great pleasure to announce that the building directly opposite our new premises will become home to the North West…

The Land Rover Defender – a tribute to a legend. 68 years in production, over 2,000,000 vehicles built, designed by one man and instantly distinguishable the world over. It has ferried the Queen, farmers, workers, adventurers, the military, children, campers, diplomats, enthusiasts and…

SMC Over Land meets Alive Tuning, Two powerful brands together! We are happy to announce that we are now working with Alive Tuning to be able to offer our customers the best quality Land Rover performance upgrades. Put this with our own vast knowledge of everything Defender means we can now…

“Wow wow wow is how I can sum up how happy I am with my new SMC Overland Defender. They have been a pleasure to deal with from start to finish and really involved you with every part of the process delivering on time and with- in budget and the results speak for themselves. The car…

It seems that in every conversion with our customers the subject of when will they stop making them arises . Orders are now being taken for 2015. Our first batch of 2015 model year vehicles are due to land in September, ready for the new 64 plate. Land Rover is currently working on a…

Land Rover’s Defender is the stuff of legend. With a design that’s barely budged from the original boxy shape of the utilitarian-and-mechanically-bulletproof ‘Land Rover’ unveiled in 1948, the Defender, just like its Germanic rival, the G-Glass, has a reputation for being one…

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